Farcry 3

Spike88 · 11-28-12, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Did i just see Uplay in the FC3 menu.

Ubisoft. Yep i did...

FC3 editor im hoping I can make single player maps, FC2 they disabled that.

I believe I read somewhere that Ubisoft has removed it's DRM and made Uplay less obtrusive.

12-04-12, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike88

I believe I read somewhere that Ubisoft has removed it's DRM and made Uplay less obtrusive.

According to Reviews, it is now with the option to tick offline mode after the initial boot up.

Im still thinking of getting it for PC, can anyone confirm the graphics level and reccomended requirements for PC version??

2.3 GHz i7 3600Q

with 16 GB Ram

and a 2GB Dedicated nVidia 660M GTX

I want to get it so A) I have a good shooter to play on deployment,

B) so far Ive seen the PC graphics look amazing compared to 360

Spike88 · 12-05-12, 01:45 PM

I have to say this is one of the best games of the year. Definitely the best shooter of the year.

Even on the PS3 version the graphics look superb(although funnily enough pre-rendered cutscenes look bad compared to the in-game stuff(Absolution is the same way).

I've put in a good 12 hours and still have a lot left to unlock and do. I spend more time hunting or taking over Pirate camps than I do actually playing the story.

Although, that's not the say the story isn't good, It's actually fairly interesting and worth going through.

My only two complaints are

The upgrade system -You can't upgrade the "bottom" tier weapons. Despite the fact that they would be upgradable in real life. These include the AK-47 and 1911 knock offs. The AK47 has a weapon slide, yet you can't put anything on it. Almost every gun offers a "upgraded" magazine size, except for the bottom tier weapons. Also when you do upgrade a weapons magazine, it doesn't show up on the actual gun(yet the scopes and silencers do). Finally most guns are locked at 2 upgrades, so while you can have a larger magazine, your choice between two different scopes, and a silencer, you have to choose 2 out of the 3. Bit silly that you can't have a silencer, scope, and larger magazine.

The Health system- The healing animations are a bit slim. In some cases your character will bandage something he just bandaged a second ago(and the bandage will be missing). Although on the more serious injuries you get gory "heal" scenes, like in Far Cry 2.

Another small problem is that the AI drivers are kind of horrible, but that's not uncommon for open world games, and doesn't really detract from the gameplay. As the game is somewhere in the Pacific, you could just make a joke about Asian drivers.

Not too many games let you go hunting with grenades, or accidentally set a field on fire because you launched a grenade launcher at a group of enemies.

The AI also seems to be pretty good. They fire at your last known position, and if you're sniping with a silenced rifle, they'll investigate where they think the shot came from without magically knowing where you are. It's quite easy to disappear into the bushes like a silent predator.

You also get extra points for stealth approaches on the Camps, which is a nice thing.

kiwi_2005 · 12-05-12, 02:16 PM

First there was the haka, GW2, now Farcry 3 the moko (facial tattoos) and Kia ora greeting (hi) what next will be taken from us and thrown into a game, yeah they have tribal tats, they greet in Maori and are of course they're the bad guys!

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I haven't play FC3 yet but i just might buy it now.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8041...rs-say-kia-ora

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Kiwi gamers are buzzing about the latest international video game - but not because of its technological advances. Far Cry 3, released last week, features an island populated by characters with moko, distinctly Kiwi accents and a generous helping of "kia ora" greetings to the main character as he roves around.

"For Kiwis, that's probably the first thing that jumps out at you," said Gerard Campbell, Fairfax tech and game reviewer. "When I started playing it, I thought, heck, that seems like a Maori accent.

"And when the well-known phrases pop up, you think clearly they've used Maori as an influence. I'm sure there's even a few ‘bros' thrown in there."
Many of the islanders also have tribal arm tattoos and some have facial moko.

Spike88 · 12-05-12, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

First there was the haka, GW2, now Farcry 3 the moko (facial tattoos) and Kia ora greeting (hi) what next will be taken from us and thrown into a game, yeah they have tribal tats, they greet in Maori and are of course they're the bad guys!

.

I haven't play FC3 yet but i just might buy it now.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8041...rs-say-kia-ora

The guys with the tataus are the good guys. The bad guys just look like pirates.

kiwi_2005 · 12-05-12, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike88

The guys with the tataus are the good guys. The bad guys just look like pirates.

Ah okay thx for that. I want to get this game but my PC only meets min requirements.

Should fork out on a better video card, currently running a GTX 9800 512 ram which has done well tho is to low for FC3 and maybe 8gigs of ram instead of the 4

12-05-12, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike88

I have to say this is one of the best games of the year. Definitely the best shooter of the year.

Even on the PS3 version the graphics look superb(although funnily enough pre-rendered cutscenes look bad compared to the in-game stuff(Absolution is the same way).

I've put in a good 12 hours and still have a lot left to unlock and do. I spend more time hunting or taking over Pirate camps than I do actually playing the story.

Although, that's not the say the story isn't good, It's actually fairly interesting and worth going through.

My only two complaints are

The upgrade system -You can't upgrade the "bottom" tier weapons. Despite the fact that they would be upgradable in real life. These include the AK-47 and 1911 knock offs. The AK47 has a weapon slide, yet you can't put anything on it. Almost every gun offers a "upgraded" magazine size, except for the bottom tier weapons. Also when you do upgrade a weapons magazine, it doesn't show up on the actual gun(yet the scopes and silencers do). Finally most guns are locked at 2 upgrades, so while you can have a larger magazine, your choice between two different scopes, and a silencer, you have to choose 2 out of the 3. Bit silly that you can't have a silencer, scope, and larger magazine.

The Health system- The healing animations are a bit slim. In some cases your character will bandage something he just bandaged a second ago(and the bandage will be missing). Although on the more serious injuries you get gory "heal" scenes, like in Far Cry 2.

Another small problem is that the AI drivers are kind of horrible, but that's not uncommon for open world games, and doesn't really detract from the gameplay. As the game is somewhere in the Pacific, you could just make a joke about Asian drivers.

Not too many games let you go hunting with grenades, or accidentally set a field on fire because you launched a grenade launcher at a group of enemies.

The AI also seems to be pretty good. They fire at your last known position, and if you're sniping with a silenced rifle, they'll investigate where they think the shot came from without magically knowing where you are. It's quite easy to disappear into the bushes like a silent predator.

You also get extra points for stealth approaches on the Camps, which is a nice thing.

are you playing on pc? What requirements would you reccomend if you are? (hardware requirements I mean)

Spike88 · 12-05-12, 06:56 PM

I have it on the PS3, but I figure if the consoles can handle it, most mid range computers can too.

12-05-12, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike88

I have it on the PS3, but I figure if the consoles can handle it, most mid range computers can too.

Well I am wondering if Im going to be able to run it on highest settings. I dont see why not with this system Im running SH5 heavily modded on highest settings (Minus shadows)

Dowly · 12-13-12, 08:16 AM

Yahtzee:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vide...6603-Far-Cry-3

AngryJoe's Review:

BossMark · 01-01-13, 05:31 AM

Got this game for Christmas and been playing it since but......

But I have a problem or I think it is, I wanted to travel south in the patrol boat to open a radio tower but it said I was out of bounds (or something like that) is this a glitch or do I have travel by land or do more of the main quest to stop this. Any help will be much appreciated.

Spike88 · 01-01-13, 07:04 AM

South Island is locked until a certain point in the story.

BossMark · 01-01-13, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Spike88

South Island is locked until a certain point in the story.

OK thank you

soopaman2 · 01-01-13, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BossMark

Got this game for Christmas and been playing it since but......

But I have a problem or I think it is, I wanted to travel south in the patrol boat to open a radio tower but it said I was out of bounds (or something like that) is this a glitch or do I have travel by land or do more of the main quest to stop this. Any help will be much appreciated.

You unlock the southern Islands later in the story. (points up to Boss' post)

Guns guns guns!

Tell me Vaas is not one of the coolest villains?!

Oh and watch out for Citra, she is a black widow spider.

Spike88 · 01-01-13, 12:25 PM

This is one of those games where you can feel like a "bad-ass" by your own actions.

Last night I completed a radio tower, jumped off and opened the wing suit you unlock later in the game. Glided towards a check point. I silent snipe off a few of the outside units, sneak in and use the machete to finish off the other units, using combo take-downs and the knife take-downs.

12-05-12, 01:45 PM	#3
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	I have to say this is one of the best games of the year. Definitely the best shooter of the year. Even on the PS3 version the graphics look superb(although funnily enough pre-rendered cutscenes look bad compared to the in-game stuff(Absolution is the same way). I've put in a good 12 hours and still have a lot left to unlock and do. I spend more time hunting or taking over Pirate camps than I do actually playing the story. Although, that's not the say the story isn't good, It's actually fairly interesting and worth going through. My only two complaints are The upgrade system -You can't upgrade the "bottom" tier weapons. Despite the fact that they would be upgradable in real life. These include the AK-47 and 1911 knock offs. The AK47 has a weapon slide, yet you can't put anything on it. Almost every gun offers a "upgraded" magazine size, except for the bottom tier weapons. Also when you do upgrade a weapons magazine, it doesn't show up on the actual gun(yet the scopes and silencers do). Finally most guns are locked at 2 upgrades, so while you can have a larger magazine, your choice between two different scopes, and a silencer, you have to choose 2 out of the 3. Bit silly that you can't have a silencer, scope, and larger magazine. The Health system- The healing animations are a bit slim. In some cases your character will bandage something he just bandaged a second ago(and the bandage will be missing). Although on the more serious injuries you get gory "heal" scenes, like in Far Cry 2. Another small problem is that the AI drivers are kind of horrible, but that's not uncommon for open world games, and doesn't really detract from the gameplay. As the game is somewhere in the Pacific, you could just make a joke about Asian drivers. Not too many games let you go hunting with grenades, or accidentally set a field on fire because you launched a grenade launcher at a group of enemies. The AI also seems to be pretty good. They fire at your last known position, and if you're sniping with a silenced rifle, they'll investigate where they think the shot came from without magically knowing where you are. It's quite easy to disappear into the bushes like a silent predator. You also get extra points for stealth approaches on the Camps, which is a nice thing. __________________

12-05-12, 06:56 PM	#8
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	I have it on the PS3, but I figure if the consoles can handle it, most mid range computers can too. __________________

01-01-13, 05:31 AM	#11
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Got this game for Christmas and been playing it since but...... But I have a problem or I think it is, I wanted to travel south in the patrol boat to open a radio tower but it said I was out of bounds (or something like that) is this a glitch or do I have travel by land or do more of the main quest to stop this. Any help will be much appreciated. __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

01-01-13, 07:04 AM	#12
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	South Island is locked until a certain point in the story. __________________

01-01-13, 12:25 PM	#15
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	This is one of those games where you can feel like a "bad-ass" by your own actions. Last night I completed a radio tower, jumped off and opened the wing suit you unlock later in the game. Glided towards a check point. I silent snipe off a few of the outside units, sneak in and use the machete to finish off the other units, using combo take-downs and the knife take-downs. __________________

12-13-12, 08:16 AM	#10
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Yahtzee: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vide...6603-Far-Cry-3 AngryJoe's Review: